FIGURE 1: Business decisions are made for a variety of reasons, including the cost of construction, energy costs, operating costs, owner preferences, past experiences, and industry trends, just to ...

Any engineering artifact—a bridge, software or something seemingly as simple as an electrical switch—can unintentionally cause harm. So engineering students need to think about the ethical aspects of ...

In practice when we are faced with an ethical dilemma, we seldom think it through from first principles. We usually draw on existing experience and past judgments. Making a sound ethical judgment is ...

If you are inspired by the promise of science and technology, and aware of the inherent risks, there is a place for you here. We focus on the contemporary philosophical issues of engineering and ...

A senior design analysis of Engineering Ethics and the challenge of building a modular house in post-earthquake Haiti. The following article (and accompanying PowerPoint slideshow) was written by ...

As engineers, our creations have an immeasurable effect on the world, often one that continues to evolve after us in unimaginable ways. From bridges that tragically collapse to robots that are used as ...

In a world increasingly shaped by technology, engineers have a moral obligation to consider the consequences of their choices. In 1985, I sold six in-circuit emulators to the government of Iraq. Today ...

I had only been working as a graduate engineer for a few years and was minding my own business working for a yacht designer when my boss asked me to get in touch with a person who was looking for ...